"It is not in good condition right now. I think it might be still young, but we can only know the details after examination. It looks very depressed now, and I think it hasn't had any food for a long time. We gave it apples, but it didn't eat any, so I guess it may not have any appetite either."

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A wild giant panda was rescued from the Siguniang Mountain area in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday.

The giant panda was found by local villager Wang Tian'en during a mushroom picking trip on the mountain. Wang immediately notified local authorities of the panda.

Government authorities from Xiaojin County located the panda at 19:30 and coaxed it into captivity with food.

"It is not in good condition right now. I think it might be still young, but we can only know the details after examination," said Wu Daifu, vice-director of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center.

According to Wu, the wild panda might have been hurt fighting with other wild pandas, or was sick for some reason.

"It looks very depressed now, and I think it hasn't had any food for a long time. We gave it apples, but it didn't eat any, so I guess it may not have any appetite either," Wu said.

The panda has been sent to the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center for further observation and treatment.